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1 A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to 'Mahalath Leannoth.' A Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.
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1 O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you.
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2 Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry.
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2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
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3 For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave.
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3 For my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave.
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4 I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength,
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4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.
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5 Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand.
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5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.
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6 You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths.
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6 You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.
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7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
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7 Your wrath lies heavily upon me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. "Selah"
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8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
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8 You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape;
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9 My eye wastes away because of affliction. Lord, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You.
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9 my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, O LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
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10 Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah
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10 Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do those who are dead rise up and praise you? "Selah"
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11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
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11 Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction ?
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12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
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12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
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13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
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13 But I cry to you for help, O LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.
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14 Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me?
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14 Why, O LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?
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15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.
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15 From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death; I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.
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16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off.
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16 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.
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17 They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether.
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17 All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.
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18 Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness.
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18 You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
